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clippinc' well, is beautiful in Winter, and if not 

 in too rich a soil keeps its fine foliacje without 

 apostatizins; to the original species. 



I commend to all lovers of the Belgian or 

 Ghent Azaleas, the A. mollis. It is a great ac- 

 cession to the month of May or even June. It 

 blooms before the common Ghent Azalea, is 

 twice its size of blossom, has considerable range 

 of color, and every }'ear adds new shades. With 

 me it has proved hardy for the past three or 

 four 3'ears and is a great favorite. I marvel 

 that so few people know anything about the 

 hardy Azaleas. They are the glory of June. 

 Not so gorgeous as the Rhododendron, they are 

 more hardy, easier to manage, and if they were 

 only evergreen, would run a race with their great 

 "brothers with a fair chance of coming out equal. 



But I must stop. When a man begins to talk 

 about his trees and shrubs, only a mother talking 

 about her children can equal his untiring loqua- 

 •citv. 



EDITORIAL NOTES. 



The Hardy Pitcher Plants. — Mr. Geo. 

 Such, of South Amboy, has formed a full collec- 

 tion of the singular, and w^e may add, world-re- 

 nowned Sarracenias, and thus describes them : 



"Nothing in our houses proves more attrac- 

 tive than these beautiful and interesting Pitcher- 

 plants, and consequently we cannot too strongly 

 recommend them to the attention of our cus- 

 tomers. Half a dozen, of the same variety, put 

 into a ten or twelve inch pan, constitute one of 

 the most remarkable objects that can be exhib- 

 ited at a Horticultural show. For florists, these 

 are valuable plants, and one, if no more of each 

 ■sort, should be in the hands of all who have a 

 greenhouse. 



" Sarracenia Drummondi alba. The pitchers 

 of this are two feet high, slender at the base 

 and widening towards, the top, — being shaped 

 much lik§ a tin fish-horn. They are mostly 

 a fine green color, but towards the top are pure 

 white, netted with crimson. The flowers are 

 ■crimson. 



'''' Sarracenia flava. The pitchers in this are 

 erect, and two to three feet long, narrow at the 

 base, widening upwards, and forming a large 

 open throat, with a broad lid. The color is a 

 fine bright green. A light yellow flower is pro- 

 duced on a tall stem ; but even without this, the 

 plant attracts great attention. 



'"' Sarracenia psittacina. The most compact in 

 its growth, and one of the finest of the Sarra- 

 cenias. The pitchers are beatifully tinted, and 

 mottled with white and rose color, and are very 

 oddly shaped, being crooked like a parrot's beak. 



"'Sarracenia jxtrpurea. Our hardy Northern 

 Pitcher-plant, which for quaintness of shape, and 

 fine markings, is second to none of the family. 

 We have made a selection of some fine plants 

 of varied and distinct character. 



'■^Sarracenia rubra. These pitchers are slen- 

 der, varying from one to two feet in length. 

 The color is bright green, profusely marked with 

 cx-imson veins. The purplish red flowers have 

 the odor of violets. 



'■'■Sarracenia variolaris. This throws up pitch- 

 ers eighteen inches long, which are green, finely 

 mottled with white. The flowers are yellow." 



Double Native Anemones. — Our early 

 wood Anemone, Anemone nemorosa, is pretty 

 enough as a single flower ; but in its double con- 

 dition, it is of heightened interest. We note by 

 the catalogue of hardy plants of Woolson & Co., 

 that there is under culture, a double white and a 

 double rose — two double varieties. There is no 

 reason why our native species of wind-flower, 

 may not produce as many kinds as the foreign 

 species have done. 



Androstephium violaceum. — When pre- 

 paring the chapter to accompany the plate of 

 this rare species for "The Flowers and 

 Ferns of the United States," it was supposed 

 this beautiful South-western bulb was not yet 

 under culture. It may not be to any great ex- 

 tent; but we see it oft'ered among others in the 

 Spring bulb catalogue of Messrs. J. M. Thorburn 

 & Co. It is pleasant to note that it is no longer 

 necessary for those who desire to get American 

 plants, to have to go to Europe for them. 



Lygodium scandens. — This pretty climbing 

 fern is hardy under somewhat sheltered circum- 

 stances. This and the American climbing Fern 

 Lygodium palmatum, are the most beautiful un- 

 der culture. There are few' things more interest- 

 ing than a fern garden. And one who has a par- 

 tially shady place, or a small piece of woods; 

 even a group of half dozen trees, may have one. 



A Rose by any other Name will Smell 

 AS SvTEET. — But the London Journal of Horti- 

 culture says there are roses by other names 

 which do not smell at all ; and it thinks that in 

 Rose judging sweet odor ought to be one strong 



